A Catalogue of Ecosystem Services in Slovakia
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| ISBN13: | 9783030465070 |
| ISBN10: | 3030465071 |
| Binding: | Hardback |
| No. of pages: | 244 pages |
| Size: | 235x155 mm |
| Weight: | 626 g |
| Language: | English |
| Illustrations: | 4 Illustrations, black & white; 110 Illustrations, color |
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This book provides the first comprehensive assessment of ecosystem services (ES) for the territory of the Slovak Republic. Although the ES approach is widely used for the evaluation of the benefits of natural capital and biodiversity for people, this book has a unique character. It provides an assessment of 18 individual ES, which are divided into three main groups - provisioning, regulatory/supporting and cultural ES. For each of ES, a brief theoretical and methodological overview is given, followed by spatial assessment based on own original methodology and dataset of 40 map layers. Besides, an evaluation of main ES groups and overall ES assessment is realized.
This book emphasizes the key role of nature protection areas, large areas of forest ecosystems and mountain and sub-mountain areas, for the preservation of the various functions of the healthy landscape and ecosystems. The complexity of the book guarantees its usefulness - not only as the knowledge base for the territory of Slovakia but also as the methodological tool for worldwide researchers.
This book provides the first comprehensive assessment of ecosystem services (ES) for the territory of the Slovak Republic. Although the ES approach is widely used for the evaluation of the benefits of natural capital and biodiversity for people, this book has a unique character. It provides an assessment of 18 individual ES, which are divided into three main groups - provisioning, regulatory/supporting and cultural ES. For each of ES, a brief theoretical and methodological overview is given, followed by spatial assessment based on own original methodology and dataset of 40 map layers. Besides, an evaluation of main ES groups and overall ES assessment is realized.
This book emphasizes the key role of nature protection areas, large areas of forest ecosystems and mountain and sub-mountain areas, for the preservation of the various functions of the healthy landscape and ecosystems. The complexity of the book guarantees its usefulness - not only as the knowledge base for the territory of Slovakia but also as the methodological tool for worldwide researchers.
Summary
Introduction
1. Overview of the ecosystem services concept
1.1. Ecosystem services basics
1.2. Ecosystem services classification
1.3. Basic assessment methods of ecosystems services
1.4. Process of ecosystem services assessment in the European Union
1.5. Ecosystem services assessment in Slovak Republic
2. Ecosystem services of Slovakia
2.1. Provisioning ecosystems services
2.2. Regulatory ecosystem services and supporting ecosystem functions
2.3. Cultural ecosystems services
3. Synthesis of ecosystem services assessment in Slovakia
3.1. Overall ecosystem services assessment
3.2. The importance of ecosystem services for nature and landscape protection in Slovakia
Conclusion
References
